What is "deren"

Deren may refer to:

• Jeff Deren (born 1981), American soccer player
• Mark Paul Deren, (born 1980), aka MADSTEEZ, artist and designer based in California
• Maya Deren (1917–1961), American avant-garde filmmaker and film theorist
• Xia Deren (born 1955), the Party Secretary of CPC Dalian Municipal Committee, Shandong Province